The Ullambana Festival, also known as Vu Lan, is one of Buddhism’s most sacred occasions. It is a time to honor our parents, ancestors, and teachers, and to cultivate compassion for all beings. Rooted in the story of the Venerable Maudgalyayana’
On Saturday, people gather at the monastery to celebrate the Buddha’s birthday . Buddha’s birthday is called Vesak (Phật Đản) and there will be a ceremonies as part of the vesak festival,
In Buddhism, shaving head is part of the ceremony of leaving home to homelessness (出家). It means that a person leaves his home and goes to live with the consecrated monks of the
In Vietnam, the word pagoda often refers to Vietnamese Buddhist monasteries and temples. Elsewhere in East Asia, pagoda refers to tall temple tower -building in the near area of a monastery and temples.
At Lien Tam monastery the focus is on living as independently and ecologically as possible. Particular attention has been paid to renewable energy and waste sorting. Also being self-sufficient by growing some of
As you walk in the courtyard of the monastery, you can see flags of different colors hanging around the monastery building. These are Prayer flags. Flags may contain mantras, prayers, requests for help,
A Vesak celebration will be held at Lien Tam Monastery at 10 am, Saturday, May 14th 2022. In addition to Vesak, there will be a leaving home ceremony - a lay Buddhist becoming